Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

A hint of doubt flashed in Black Zetsu's eyes, but more so, anticipation. "Then, how do you plan to release Mother?"

It asked cautiously, "You've basically met all the requirements for the Divine Tree, the Tailed Beasts, and the Rinnegan, but you certainly won't become the body for Mother's descent, nor will you activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi. How do you plan to solve these problems?"

Hiruko smiled slightly and said confidently, "I will infuse the Divine Tree with a portion of the Tailed Beast's chakra to awaken its most primal form, and then plant it on the moon."

"What? Planted on the moon?" Black Zetsu was a little confused by Hiruko's meaning, his mind filled with doubt.

"The Divine Tree and Princess Kaguya are inextricably linked; in some ways, it is even Kaguya herself."

"Once the Divine Tree is fully activated, the seal on the moon will inevitably loosen, and Princess Kaguya will be able to awaken from the seal," Hiruko said confidently.

The awakening and activation of the Divine Tree does not necessarily mean that all the Tailed Beasts will be completely devoured.

In fact, it would be enough to gather all the chakra of the tailed beasts and make up the complete Ten-Tails chakra.

The amount of chakra is not the key factor; it is just one of the factors that affects the speed of the Divine Tree's awakening. At worst, we can just wait a few more days.

Currently, Hiruko controls eight tailed beasts whose chakra is almost completely drained. In addition, there are the Gold and Silver Brothers, who can be resurrected at any time using Edo Tensei, and they contain the Nine-Tails' chakra within them.

With these, we can fully meet the conditions required for the Divine Tree to bloom, but since the amount of chakra is not very sufficient, it may take some time to wait.

"However, this is far from enough to completely free my mother from her predicament."

Black Zetsu's face was gloomy, and his tone was filled with suspicion and dissatisfaction. He felt that Hiruko's actions were probably an attempt to freeload off his mother's knowledge, and that he had come up with such a mediocre plan.

Hiruko smiled slightly and said slowly, "Of course, after all, Six Paths: Planetary Devastation is indeed a very powerful sealing technique."

It can use the power of Yin and Yang to completely strip away the power of the sealer, and it continues to grow, even absorbing meteorites in space to expand until it reaches the size of the moon.

"However, it doesn't matter. As long as the moon is physically destroyed, Princess Kaguya's escape is inevitable."

Hiruko remained calm, as if everything was under his control. "If it weren't for the Six Paths: Planetary Devastation Technique sealing the user's power with Yin and Yang energy, the moon alone wouldn't be able to contain Kaguya at all. She could easily destroy the moon herself."

It's a pity, just like the Five Finger Mountain that Buddha sealed Sun Wukong in. The monkey was not without the great power to overturn rivers and seas and carry mountains and chase the moon, but Buddha put a seal on it, so even with his divine power, he could not overturn the Five Finger Mountain.

The mountain itself is not important, but without the mountain as a medium, the seal alone cannot subdue Sun Wukong.

Therefore, as long as the moon is destroyed, Princess Kaguya will naturally have a way to escape.

"How do we destroy it?" Black Zetsu looked at Hiruko expectantly, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Hiruko said easily, "It's very simple, just plant the divine tree on the moon."

The roots of the divine tree have powerful penetrating force, capable of piercing through the entire planet.

"Given enough time, even penetrating the moon's core wouldn't be a problem."

This method sounds particularly deceptive. It's not impossible to rely on the divine tree to grow deep into the earth over many years and eventually reach Princess Kaguya in the core of the moon, but the time it would take would definitely drive mortals who cannot live forever to despair.

Fortunately, Black Zetsu is no ordinary person either. As a placenta that has existed for thousands of years, it doesn't care about the time cost. As long as it can rescue its mother, it will do anything.

However, Hiruko naturally had other plans.

For example, using the giant Tenseigan to drive the moon to bombard other planets would cause the moon to instantly disintegrate; or by continuously using Kamui Shuriken, one could quickly dig into the moon's core.

However, what Hiruko truly desired was a soft, obedient, and useful Kaguya-hime, not a berserk, menopausal madwoman obsessed with devouring all chakra.

Therefore, Hiruko would not release Kaguya so easily before establishing a special friendship with her and confirming their ally relationship.

"This...may be feasible!" Black Zetsu's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope in the darkness.

It pondered in its heart that with Hiruko's unfathomable strength, if it used its Wood Release to fully activate the Divine Tree's rapid growth, its mother might soon be able to escape this long period of sealing.

After all, there's no need to completely destroy the moon. Even if a part of it is forcibly destroyed, as long as the core seal isn't destroyed, the moon will be like a greedy beast, constantly absorbing surrounding meteorites to fill its own deficiencies, and eventually it will return to its original state.

However, we can take a different approach and dig inside the moon. If the roots of the divine tree can touch the mother, the mother can temporarily regain some of her power through the divine tree's magical external contact interference.

At that time, simply activating Yomotsu Hirasaka will allow us to easily exit directly from the moon's interior.

Of course, all of this was just Black Zetsu's imagination. Hiruko had no intention of sacrificing a large amount of chakra to transform into life force to catalyze the growth of the Divine Tree.

Hiruko had his own plans. He wanted to slowly cultivate the divine tree and, without completely destroying the moon, systematically extend the roots of the divine tree to every corner of the moon.

Meanwhile, it continuously absorbs meteorites from the universe, expanding the moon's size, and finally breaks through the moon to rescue Princess Kaguya.

During this long and seemingly peaceful period, Hiruko, as the only person who could communicate with Kaguya on an equal footing, naturally became Kaguya's only source of emotional support, and it was only natural that feelings would develop over time.

The Divine Tree possesses miraculous abilities; it can absorb natural energy and the life energy of various living beings and transform it into chakra.

However, as a plant, it should still possess the most basic ability to absorb solar energy, and even the ability to absorb various forms of cosmic radiation as a special extraterrestrial species.

Therefore, he could cultivate the divine tree into a world tree, a super-large cosmic tree that sails through the cosmos.

This tree can absorb various meteorites to expand the planet and continuously increase its own volume. Then, it uses the chakra transformed from other energy sources as the life source of the entire world, nurturing and sustaining the life and reproduction of the creatures within the world, just like the mysterious and vibrant Four Realms.

The crown of the divine tree is naturally the future residence of Hiruko and Kaguya-hime. It is the abode of the gods and the place where chakra fruits are condensed, which can completely correspond to the celestial realm.

In addition to him and Kaguya, some of Hiruko's followers and apostles, as well as descendants of the Otsutsuki clan, can also reside here, such as the Hyuga clan, who can control and wield the giant Tenseigan on his behalf.

The Uzumaki clan researches various sealing techniques.

There are also the Senju, Uchiha, and Kaguya clans, who are skilled in warfare and capable of handling many of the mundane affairs of the world.

The next level could be the settlement of various other interesting and capable cosmic races encountered while traveling through the stars, after all, it's a healthy nation.

Absorbing fresh blood is also necessary, which corresponds to the Solar Furnace Tower, the place of ascension for mortal cultivators, also known as the Path to Immortality.

The bottom two floors are planned as "habitats" for special soldiers.

Here are the White Zetsu created here, standing in neat rows like silent soldiers.

There are also bio-engineered warriors derived from the roots of the divine tree, with strange shapes but exuding a dangerous aura.

There were even demons and monsters created by various experiments of Biruho, with different shapes and ferocious appearances.

These existences perfectly correspond to the bloodthirsty and murderous kingdom of Slaughter Isle and the sinister and eerie place of Fire Prison.

Of course, these are just some ideas in Hiruko's mind, and their implementation will require constant adjustments based on the actual situation.

Moreover, he also had his own agenda, wanting to use Kaguya-hime of this world for experiments. If it didn't work out, so be it; he wouldn't force it and would just consider it a bold attempt.

"Of course, I truly admire the goddess of the rabbit and want to become friends with Princess Kaguya."

Hiruko revealed a harmless, sunny smile, a smile that seemed to dispel darkness and make people involuntarily lower their guard.

Black Zetsu looked at Hiruko. Although he had doubts, he chose to believe him so that his mother could be freed from her predicament as soon as possible, and the two reached a consensus.

Chapter 260 The Fall of Princess Kaguya

Soon, a giant tree grew on the moon.

This giant tree, like a giant hand reaching out from hell, has thick branches and dense foliage, exuding an eerie aura.

As the divine tree absorbed chakra, the tiny tailed beast, no bigger than a thumb, naturally shrank again, becoming barely alive.

The Gold and Silver Brothers, who were resurrected through the Impure World Reincarnation, had their Nine-Tails chakra drained by Hiruko, and their Six Paths Treasures were also looted by Hiruko.

Before the two simpletons could even react, Hiruko casually waved them away, sending them back to the Pure Land of the Underworld to continue their "eternal slumber."

Subsequently, Hiruko built a temple near the roots of the sacred tree, a temple dedicated to Kaguya.

The temple was solemn and majestic, with its upturned eaves and arched beams radiating a mysterious light.

Besides expressing goodwill, this is also a platform for communication between the two after Kaguya awakens her consciousness in the future.

Of course, Hiruko still had some other thoughts in his mind.

For example, he has recently made some progress in his research on the power of faith and the inheritance of priestesses, so he wants to try blessing Princess Kaguya in private to see if he can give her another son or daughter.

If successful, it would mean he has truly discovered a method to induce childbirth through prayer and blessings, which would be a groundbreaking achievement in the ninja world.

Even if he fails, it doesn't matter, since he is blessing Kaguya-hime. Even if Kaguya-hime notices, she will only feel his blessing and admiration, which is "goodwill" and she might be even happier. There will be no conflict between them.

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A few days later, the Ten-Tails fully awakened under the nourishment of the Divine Tree, and the originally solid seal inside the moon began to loosen, like a dam hollowed out by termites, teetering on the verge of collapse.

"What... what's going on?" Kaguya Otsutsuki gradually awoke from her long slumber. She slowly opened her eyes, a hint of confusion in them.

However, upon waking, Kaguya discovered that she was still trapped in this narrow, dark space, like being imprisoned in a small dark room. The oppressive atmosphere made it hard to breathe and made her feel very uncomfortable.

However, this period of solitude did not last long.

With her innate keen senses, Kaguya quickly noticed the unusual activity on the moon—the divine tree, symbolizing power and taboo, had quietly grown on the lunar surface, and beside the divine tree, a solemn and magnificent temple dedicated to her stood prominently.

Kaguya's heart skipped a beat. Her third son, Black Zetsu, whom she created using Yin-Yang Release before she was sealed, seemed to be busy inside that temple, his figure moving about as if preparing something.

She slowly focused her consciousness into the temple, and the scene inside instantly appeared clearly in her perception.

She could clearly see that on the altar of the temple, a statue of her stood tall. The statue was sculpted so lifelike that her eyes and brows were filled with her former majesty and cold beauty, as if it were an incarnation of herself, quietly gazing at all things in the world.

Before the altar lay an extremely special offering—a White Zetsu.

White Zetsu lay there quietly, his body emanating an eerie and sinister aura, as if containing endless secrets.

On the altar, there was also a document that detailed the cause and effect of Hiruko's cooperation with Black Zetsu, as well as a special spell.

That was a technique that Hiruko had carefully adjusted and modified based on the art of image transformation. This technique was extremely mysterious. It could use one's mental will to cover a living person with one's own will through a certain medium, thereby obtaining a weak but temporarily free clone.

Black Zetsu, as a product of Kaguya's Yin-Yang Release, represents Kaguya's will and is undoubtedly the best medium; while White Zetsu, with its special abilities and existence in the ninja world, is undoubtedly the best sacrifice.

This technique was undoubtedly carefully prepared for her current sealed state, allowing her to have a chance to get out and breathe during the long period of breaking the seal, so that she wouldn't be driven crazy by the oppressive dark and cramped prison environment.

Everything was prepared so meticulously, even taking into account her potential loneliness and boredom after waking up.

Princess Kaguya couldn't help but feel a slight fondness for the powerful otherworldly figure, Hiruko, whom she hadn't yet met. She thought to herself, "Is he thirsting for the knowledge of the Otsutsuki clan? What an ambitious and good person."

She decided that when she used the body of White Zetsu to get some fresh air, she would pass on the knowledge of the Otsutsuki clan to Hiruko.

Kaguya Otsutsuki was such a straightforward woman; in her view, she had already stolen and eaten the fruit of the Divine Tree anyway.

Moreover, that unfilial son, Hagoromo, has already passed on his chakra to the natives of this planet, which means he has already revealed the knowledge of the Otsutsuki clan. So, she doesn't care about betraying the Otsutsuki clan anymore.

Moreover, Kaguya was actually terrified of the Otsutsuki clan, making her a rather cautious and prudent person.

Now that she knows Hiruko can travel the world, her first reaction is that she must seize this opportunity to leave this world with Hiruko and escape the pursuit of the Otsutsuki clan.

Once you leave this world, you'll never have to live in fear again, nor will you have to be constantly on guard against your own kind descending from beyond the heavens.

Those two unfilial sons, Hagoromo and Hamura, had no idea how terrified she was of her own race from beyond the heavens during the time she ruled the Earth, and how she was constantly worrying about how to protect the mother and her two children from the Otsutsuki clan in the future.

Unfortunately, this maternal love was ultimately misplaced, as her two unfilial sons eventually stood against her.

"Mom? Mom! Is that you, Mom? Have you woken up?"

Just then, Black Zetsu had a special connection with Kaguya. Sensing Kaguya's attention, he immediately jumped up excitedly, his eyes gleaming with excitement.